adv
Meaning 1
With great amounts of heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
hotly
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adv
Meaning 2
In a heated manner; intensely or vehemently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
Meaning 3
in a heated manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- `To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly
- the children were arguing hotly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heatedly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English *hotly, *hatliche, from Old English hātlīċe (“ardently, fervently”); equivalent to hot + -ly.